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Episode Seven The High-end action figure podcast for high-end humans is now live for all to hear. This week we discuss Bane, city hunter with a special guest review of Luke Skywalker buy first time Hot Toy owner and renowned reviewer, Pixel-Dan.

Hot Toys released pics of the GI Joe Retaliation roadblock figure. I am kind of disappointed. this was the figure I was most looking fwd to but the face sculpt while very good seems kind of off, just like that tony stark figure coming out it looks very human but more like a look a like than the actual actor. I can't put my finger on it but they have done better.

Ok, I was wondering what would everyones Top 10 'Dream Figures' from hot toys be?

Mine are -

1.Magneto from the 2nd Xmen Film
2.Ripley from Aliens
3.Skeletor from the film.
4.Quint From Jaws
5.Brody From Jaws
6.Hooper From Jaws
7.Macready From the Thing
8.Jack Torrance from the Shining
9.Pennywise from 'It'
10.Mrs lovett from Sweeney Todd

Ok, I was wondering what would everyones Top 10 'Dream Figures' from hot toys be?

Mine are -

1.Magneto from the 2nd Xmen Film
2.Ripley from Aliens
3.Skeletor from the film.
4.Quint From Jaws
5.Brody From Jaws
6.Hooper From Jaws
7.Macready From the Thing
8.Jack Torrance from the Shining
9.Pennywise from 'It'
10.Mrs lovett from Sweeney Todd

Hot Toys released pics of the GI Joe Retaliation roadblock figure. I am kind of disappointed. this was the figure I was most looking fwd to but the face sculpt while very good seems kind of off, just like that tony stark figure coming out it looks very human but more like a look a like than the actual actor. I can't put my finger on it but they have done better.

I think it's the lower jaw, it's a bit too short maybe. I'm not going to jump on the pre-order, still have to consider it.

This was on my most wanted list after seeing the movie but Hot Toys totally failed imho on the face sculpt and the size of the upper body. The Rock is a HUGE guy up top and this is like standard action/hero body. Something is also very off with the face, not sure if its the jaw or the point at the top of his head but its off.

And I am not just being nitpicky, my wife even said this was a disappointment.

A quick look on FB and I am not the only one, there is on thread with about 1200 comments all echoing the same concerns

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In awesome news - I got my Hot Toys Avengers Thor today! I wasn't going to get him because he looks so close to the Thor movie one I have, but I won it in a contest from Sideshow. I'm glad I did! Although I like the helmet on the old one, the face sculpt and hair is much better on the new one. The body looks a big bulkier too.

This was on my most wanted list after seeing the movie but Hot Toys totally failed imho on the face sculpt and the size of the upper body. The Rock is a HUGE guy up top and this is like standard action/hero body. Something is also very off with the face, not sure if its the jaw or the point at the top of his head but its off.

And I am not just being nitpicky, my wife even said this was a disappointment.

A quick look on FB and I am not the only one, there is on thread with about 1200 comments all echoing the same concerns

I've been looking at the close up and it bugs me a lot more. the biggest reason is it feels like they got so close only to mess up so bad. obviously (and easily fixed) the body is WAY too tiny. but they have more muscular bucks already with terminator and predator toys, so it's a pretty easy fix. but the head sculpt. they got detailing so good but the likeness missing the mark both by just a little and by a huge margin. the errors in the face sculpt throw this off so bad. it's like the lottery draw is 1,3,5,7,9,11 but you wanted 2,4,6,8,10,12 you missed EVERYTHING by only one number but it makes a HUGE difference. a few issues it looks like the jaw and chin are too short and his face is too round, it's so slightly wrong it's hard to put your finger on WHY it's wrong but you can just SEE that it IS wrong

it's so slightly wrong it's hard to put your finger on WHY it's wrong but you can just SEE that it IS wrong

Yup that is probably the best way to sum it up, hopefully they either redo it or fix it. The normal sized body I could at least live with but for almost $300 the head sculpt has to be spot on and since they can do it with other characters amazingly they should be able to do something more simple like the Rock.

Even just making the shape of the head more like a pineapple than a basketball I think would fix a lot of the problem, someone did just that and moved the face sculpt onto the more oblong head

Just do that and put him on a bigger body frame and you have my money

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Yup that is probably the best way to sum it up, hopefully they either redo it or fix it. The normal sized body I could at least live with but for almost $300 the head sculpt has to be spot on and since they can do it with other characters amazingly they should be able to do something more simple like the Rock.

Even just making the shape of the head more like a pineapple than a basketball I think would fix a lot of the problem, someone did just that and moved the face sculpt onto the more oblong head

I know he's kind of old news by now but does anyone else absolutely love the Christopher Reeve Superman?hot-toys-Superman-3.jpg
This may be the only one I'm willing to shell out that kind of money for. I mean, it's my childhood in plastic form. How can I NOT want this? XD

I know he's kind of old news by now but does anyone else absolutely love the Christopher Reeve Superman?
This may be the only one I'm willing to shell out that kind of money for. I mean, it's my childhood in plastic form. How can I NOT want this? XD

I agree 100% with you. If there's only 1 Hot Toys figure that you'd like to won, is this. Dark Knight Batman, Keaton's Batman, Nicholson Joker, Robocop are great figures, but none of those has the emotional Christopher Reeves Superman value if such thing can be measured.
It is quite strange that Hot Toys did not make more orginal Superman movies figures such as Luthor, Zod & Ursa since they acquired the license from those films.

I know he's kind of old news by now but does anyone else absolutely love the Christopher Reeve Superman?hot-toys-Superman-3.jpg
This may be the only one I'm willing to shell out that kind of money for. I mean, it's my childhood in plastic form. How can I NOT want this? XD

I know he's kind of old news by now but does anyone else absolutely love the Christopher Reeve Superman?hot-toys-Superman-3.jpg
This may be the only one I'm willing to shell out that kind of money for. I mean, it's my childhood in plastic form. How can I NOT want this? XD

I have a few Hottoys predators they stack pretty well next to the Sideshow Joes. I must admit I really like the Retaliation stuff they're doing . my dream list would be

1. Dredd (urban movie style)
2. predator 2 preds (in the 4" snap kit line if they were to resurrect it )
3.gears of war 12" (no reason they couldn't pull off that they did resident evil stuff in the past)
4. Metal gear figures (from all games)
5 Resident evil Nemesis in 12" (or complete figures from the other games like a messed up William birken !)

I have a few Hottoys predators they stack pretty well next to the Sideshow Joes. I must admit I really like the Retaliation stuff they're doing . my dream list would be

1. Dredd (urban movie style)
2. predator 2 preds (in the 4" snap kit line if they were to resurrect it )
3.gears of war 12" (no reason they couldn't pull off that they did resident evil stuff in the past)
4. Metal gear figures (from all games)
5 Resident evil Nemesis in 12" (or complete figures from the other games like a messed up William birken !)

I would kill for a Dredd done in the movie style

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Stallone as Barney from the expendables images came out, looks good but the eyes seem strange. Sucks that they gave him his fake movie tattos but thus far The Rock/Roadblock doesn't have his. REALLY PEOPLE?!?!?

Stallone as Barney from the expendables images came out, looks good but the eyes seem strange. Sucks that they gave him his fake movie tattos but thus far The Rock/Roadblock doesn't have his. REALLY PEOPLE?!?!?

The lack of tattoos on the Rock Hot Toy is the LEAST of his problems

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